an ornament fastened to clothing with a hinged pin and catch.

I recently saw this post from Sea of Shoes and it thoroughly inspired me. And also the photo above from J. Crew. I love the "flea market-chic" clustering of antique brooches. And it photographs marvelously, if I do say so myself.

Speaking of photography, I thought I'd give a shout-out to my photographer-- Thanks Dad! I definitely see fashion photography in your future.

Another thing that I like about this bunching of brooches is how each one of them has its own story. Some of them came from my childhood dress-up box, some are from the flea market, some of them belong to my mom, some of them are from my travels, and some are modern- from places such as Forever 21 and Plato's Closet.